Timeline Tuesday 26 July 1803

Events on Tuesday 26 July 1803 1

• 1803 Surrey Iron Railway opens World's first public railway begins operation The Surrey Iron Railway opened between Wandsworth and Croydon in England, allowing any operator to run horse-drawn wagons on its tracks for a toll. It is generally regarded as the world's first public railway, open to all users rather than a single company. It carried goods rather than passengers.